| Letting Off the Happiness | ||||
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| Released | November 2, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March 1997 – March 1998 | |||
| Studio | Conor Oberst's basement, Omaha, Nebraska Chase Park Transduction, Athens, Georgia | |||
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| Length | 57:02 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Mike Mogis | |||
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| Singles from Letting Off the Happiness: A Companion | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| NME | 8/10[1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Letting Off the Happiness is the second studio album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis, now a permanent member of the band. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set in 2012. Guest musicians include members of Cursive, Tilly and the Wall, and Elephant 6 collective's Neutral Milk Hotel and of Montreal.
This album is the 23rd release of Saddle Creek Records. The album was reissued alongside a six-track companion EP by Dead Oceans on May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b c Naylor, Tony (April 18, 2001). "Bright Eyes : Letting Off The Happiness". NME. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b D'Angelo, Peter J. "Letting Off the Happiness – Bright Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "The 50 Best Albums of 1998". Pitchfork. February 18, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ Schneyer, Jeremy. "Bright Eyes: Letting Off the Happiness". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Catucci, Nick (2004). "Bright Eyes". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 104–05. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.